Placate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈpleɪkeɪt|
Brit.
|pləˈkeɪt|
verb
- cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of (syn: appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, mollify, pacify)
Extra examples
The administration placated protesters by agreeing to consider their demands.
The angry customer was not placated by the clerk's apology.
These changes did little to placate the unions.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: placate
he/she/it: placates
present participle: placating
past tense: placated
past participle: placated
I/you/we/they: placate
he/she/it: placates
present participle: placating
past tense: placated
past participle: placated
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